Jonathan Ahl

Forget NCAA Titles, This School Dominates Spoken Word

Jonathan Ahl — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:57:00 +0000

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

While many universities try to win national attention with their sports programs, one school is dominating a lesser-known competitive arena: speech teams. Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., will defend its U.S. title again this weekend at the National Forensic Association tournament in Huntington, W.Va.

WIU Basketball Making Some Noise

Jonathan Ahl — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:01:01 +0000

March Madness is just around the corner. It’s a time when college basketball heats up, though that has not meant much at Western Illinois University for most of the past 20 years.

But things have changed this year. The team has enjoyed a lot of success, and will play a special invitational game known as a “Bracketbuster” tomorrow night against Cleveland State.

Turning Around Leatherneck Football

Jonathan Ahl — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:42:17 +0000

Western Illinois University has a new football coach who has a history of turning around struggling programs.

Bob Nielson inherited a poor program at the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1999. While there, he led the team to six playoff appearances and two national championships.